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NODIADAU CYMREIG. Gan MORIEN GWYLIAU Y NAJK)LirV. Gadawaf y daith Amerioanaidd yr wythnos hon,a tbraethaf ar Wjliauy Nadolig. N'd gair Cjmreig yw Nadolig," ond un ynhann^r Lladin, sef Natalis," ao yn golygu perthyn i •nedigaeth, Gwyl baganaidd ydoedd gvryly Nadolig hyd amser Gystenyn Fawr, yr hwn a flodeuodd yn nechreu y bedwaredd ganrif *?'r cyfnod Cristionogol. Arwyddai yr wyl hon yn y cyfnod paganaidd enedigaeth haul blwy- ddyn newydd; ond y CriBtiouogion a'i traws- nlWldlasant i gofnodi genedigaeth Haul mawr y Cyfiawnder. sef yr Arglwydd lesn Grist. Yr oedd dau beth neillduol yn cael eu cofnodi gan y paganiaio, drwy yr wyl hon, sef marwolaeth Sadwi-n- hyny yw, yr ben haul, a genedigaeth Hu Gadarn (Appolo), yr haul ieuano. Dylid oofio mai trwy ddelweddau barddQUQl fel hyn y dysgai hen athronwyr y byd. Oherwydd marwolaeth ddamegol Sadwrn. a genedigaeth ddamegol Hu Gadarn, oymerai }fwyl y Nadolig ddau gymeriad-galar a iiawenydd. Ac i hyny y mae i'w bnodoli *gwedd gjmvsgedig yr wyl yn ein plith ni feddyw. Oddiwrth Sadwrn a Hu Gadarn y "enthyciwyd y ffigyrau o hen ddyn »r dyn newydd" yn y Testament tfewydd. Hefyd yr ymadrodd, It Yn Adda y mae pawb yn meirw: yn Nghrist y bywheir pawb. Yr oedd yn rhaid i Gristionogaeth wrth '4^h a brawddegau adnabyddus a daearol i osod allan "irioneddau newydd a nefol, 1 mae anfFyddwyr wedi codi yn yr oesoedd diweddaraf Jyn oherwydd anghofio y ffaith bwysighon na thrwy unrhyw ffordd arall. y cyfnod paganaidd yr oedd yn arferiad larosifjny drwy v nos ddiweddaf or hen flwyddyn i wylied codiad haul 7 fiwyddyn newydd fooreu dranoeth. Diau mai y nos ho«o j canai yr hen feirdd Derwyddol r gan *»lwir genym "Nos Oalan. Dlchon 111(11 pan, ganfyddid yr haul newydd yn oodi dros y terfyogylch, y canai yr hen feirdd y Can Codiad yr Haul." Y mae petbau hena- "ol wedi dyfod i lawr o'r hen oesoedd gyda J1 y Uymry, ag sydd yn taflu goleuni ar yr amser gynt," ao a wnelant, pe byddai y yn «u gwjbod, wefreiddio y byd gwar- •ladiedig, Gosodax y paganiaid allan, yn eu crofydd arddonol, fod dau allu mawr yn y greaai^f- •etti yn elyniaethas iawn i'w gilydd. Ga u J Tywyllwch( a Gallu y Goleuni. Y Diafo » nen, yn olei enw Cymreig, y Fagddu, oedd penllywydd y oyntaf, a Duff, o dan yr enw ATglwydd (Ar-Goleuydd), oedd penllywydd nolat Yr haul, yn ol eu tybiaeth bwy, oedd aualygiad canfyddadwy o allu Duw, ao edrycbent ar yr haul fel cydgyfarfyddiad o toll hatifodion y Duwdod, fel y tystiolaethir *m Grist, fod holl gyflawnder y Duwdod yn preswjllo ynddo yn gorfforoi, ali fod ar wir lonei berson, a dysgleirdeb Ei ogoniant- yaadroddion ffigyrol eto, wedi eu benthyoio o iaith farddonol y Cenedloedd, Ond am y Fagddu nid oeeld dim yn weledig ond tvwyllweh o'i hanfodion. Credai yr fien- anad ei fodef a'i wraig, Annhras, yn presw^lio 1 lawr yn rhy wle yn y gorHewm-lle y auddai jr haul iddo yn yr hwyr—a 1 fod ef a'i wraig yn melltenu i fyny yn nmonyr ai yr haul o r .'u bod yn ceisio dmystno ar y ddaear fr hfajr oedd y Creydd wedt ea oreu trwy ShZ-ilurthyrbml. hrnxn oael eu gosod allan mewn" dram- gan yr ben bob). Y Fagddu a'i wraig, Annrhas, yw Pwns a Siwan rialtwch y Madolig. Gelyn y ddau, wrth gwrs, yw tan a ffoleuni, a'r peth oyntaf a wna Pwns yw gyru y tan allan a'i booer. a gorohwyl Siwan yw 1.tubo y llwob i offern. Dyna yr en" a rydd pobl Sir Fon i'r 110 o dan y grat. » Yn jr hen amser chwareuid ohwareu-gamp yn gosod allan haf a ganaf. Cynryohiolid y gauafgan ohwareuwyr carpiog ft gwedd^ yr hif gan chwareuwyr mewn dillad gwynion a dillad amryliw, wedi eu haddurno abloden. Nid oedd y Plygain borenol yn eglwyai Jihufain a Lloegr, a ohapeli y Meth- odistiaid jn Nghymrn ond hen wylnos 1 aros oodiad haul blwyddyn newydd, a bod yn barod j'w roesawn ar ei ymddangosiad. un o'r pethan oyntaf yr wyf fi yn ei gofio yw bod 7 Plygain ar foren N^Jolig. Yr oedd y pwlpnd TO frith o ganwyllau wedi en hadd- nrno « lliwiau o bob math. Yr oedd y can- wyllbren orogedig yn nghanol Jl>benezer yn Uwythog o ganwyllau pert j ao yr oedd hefyd arffedi yr holl ffenestri mai gardd llodati drwy ganwyllau wedi eu harddwisgo. Wedi i mi ddyfod dipyn yn tenach oeisiwn ddyfalu pa gysylltiad oedd rhwng gonecligseth y baban yn Methlehem a cbatrwyllau wadi eu gwisgo mor drwsiadus. 'kn mhen blvnyddoedd ar ol hyny, daethum i ddeall mai hen wyl y Derwyddon oedd y Plygain ar y deohreu, ao mai arwydd o barob i olenni a Uawenydd, oherwydd, nid yn unjg Ciad aV y dydd yn fwy byr nag ydoedd y pryd hwnw, ond fod ydyddy boreu bwnwyn yniestyn "cam ceiliog." Yn J ebwn wrthyf fy bnn, pa beth sydd a y sCAM ceiliog å'r peth ?" W Mi ddywedaf wrthyt yn rhad, er fod y wybodaeth wedi oostio llyfrau a 1"^f-v^da" i mi. Gosodai yr hen athronwyr y ddaear" yn y ganaf, allan yn gyffelybiaetbol ar wedd wy. Y mae yr holl hadau a syrthiodd S ddaear Tnhydrefyflwyddyn yn aros yn Jjw dfw, y gauaf, « ,n?irySy«ddnowdd.oh bmd jn ^1 yn methu ag ysgogi, ao eto yn peidio a marw I "GweWn," medd yr hen athronwyr, yr un M peth yn yr wy. Y mae ef yn fyw, ond y teae ei fyjyd yntau megis w«di ei atal f{i>, it tvip/ldpnt vn Rhyw wy mawr, meaaeny yy "yw y ddaear yma. Daw yr iar » el dymhor ar yr wy, a gwna yn raddol ddad yg yn mhen ychydig, a daw cyw b. > 7 Hawn plu, a'i gor £ f yn beinanwaitb oelfwaith, allan o bono. Beth sydd yn y1* hefyd, yr hadau yn y ddaear F Ysbryd Daw, gosodeut yr Ysbryd hwnw. yr hwn a aiweu yn Ceridwen, ar lun iar, ao weithiau, e y gwnelai y dwyreinwyr, ar wedd colomen wen. Credent mai peth o'r rhyw fenywaiddI yw y uefnvdd awyrawl ag syddo amgylch y ddaear, y hwn a elirir "ether,"acmai hanfod fenyw- Jidd y Creydd ydyw. Credai y Derwyddon fod Anian a Duw Dad yn on, fel y mae gwr a gwraig yn un. Yr aohos o'n hanbawsder ni i anogyfEred pethan fel hyn yw ein bod wedi *rfer priodoli benywdod a gwrywdod 1 ■Benywdod a gwrywdod ysbrydol a fep^yliai y* athronwyr pan yn son am Dduw Dad a r Anian. w < Ar ol gosod allan fel uohod, y gallu bywiol amanol ar Inn yr iar Ceridwen, naturiol oedd Soaod yr haul, oyfrwng yr yni tadol o Dduw, wedd oeiliog. Enw, medd rhai, wedi hanu °r I-ladin, Pul Cantos (Can Ceiliog), yw yr fpr Ply8»in » a gredant mai Plo Cam Gwyn), yw Plygain. Beth bynag am f«rMyVy 1X140 yn am^wff mai y ceiliog a £ ilr wrth yr enw. Gwelai* wedi ei 6 fvnor- vn Harc\sar = rreiliog oerfiedig, ao arno mewn llythyrenau naddedig, "Zeus Seter»-hyny jw, Duwr laohawdwr. Yr haul, fel iachawdwr y gread- igaeth anianol, a feddyhd. Wrth ddywedyd fod y dydd yn "estyn cam ceiliog dydd y Nadolig, awgrymiad yw fod yr haul wedi dechrea ei daith yn ol o'r pwynt gauafol. » ft Perthyn i hen gyfundrefn arwyddluniol orefydd y mae holl arvvyddluniau y Nadolig. Dyna addurno y tai a chelyn a bythwyrddion eraill, nid yw ond gvveddill o'r hen ffurf o osod allan yn arwyddluniol fod bywyd eto aT gael, er gwaethaf y gauaf marwol ag sydrt yn teyrnasu yn aidser y Nadolig. it.* Un o arwyddluniau mwyaf oysegredig ein hynafiaid yn Mhrydam oedd y neu ochelwydd (mistletoe). J* » wy<ddost, ddarllenydd, nad yw y pren hynod hwn'by yn tyfu o'r ddaear, ond ei fod bob amser y tyfu ar golfen rhyw bren neu g'ljdd, a1 wd ,n ei flodau ddyddiau dyfnaf y gauaf brawn Jwrnion yw ei "flodau." Defnyddiai y Derwyddon y pren hwn i^sod allan fywy nefol, ao heb fod yn ymddxbynol am ei barhad ar bridd y ddaear, yn yr awyr I Arwydd- luniau fel y rhai uchod, oedd aduodau y tadau, trwy ba rai y dysgent athroniaeth grefyddol i'w gilydd. I mi y maeyr adnodau," trwy olenni gwaiiaidd pa ra y gwelent drwy wyll y oyn oesoedd, obwthibyw byth ar ol marwolaeth y oorff, yn swynol a ohysegredig I Gofynir i mi weithiau pa beth a feddylir wrth Mari Lwyd," y pen oeffyl addurnedig, a wna pobieuainc ei gario o dy i dy yn amser v Nadolfg. Y mai yr enw « Man Lwyd" yn ar- wyddo oysylltiad y gwrthddryoh a thyw ddefod yn nglyn a Mari-addoliad. Alair y *orwyna feddylir. Yrenwau Cymreiggynt am santaidd oedd ewyn (gwrywaidd), a gwen (benywa>dd). Ymdclengys mai "Hwyd" oedd yr enw ar aefvllfa gymysgedig o dda a drwg, yr honyw sefyllfa pawb yn y byd hwn. Gosodai ein hynafiaid y lliw ttwyd— cymysgedig o wyn a 5^f ««odr allan sefyllfa .nn.herfia.tb. Pan roddoM J Cymry yr enw llari i Mair y Forwyn, y mae yn eithaf amlwg na olygent hi, fel y gwna y Pabyddion yn bre- senol yn ddibechod o ran ei natur. Ymddengya mai un o wrthddrychau ™r\ (" drama ") vn gosod allan o'r dwyraiu l weled y Mab byona y tua Bethlehem ar tri cheffyU Un or oeffylau hyny yw yr byn ft osodir allan yr eiiw "Mari l,wyd.ly M Terfynaf trwy ddymuno gwyliau dedwydd i'r darllenydd. Paid, da ti, a bwyta nao yfed i ormodedd. Byddai hyny yn annheilwng o dy urddas fel dyn. Bydded i ti dangnefedd a mwyniant.
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"HEALTH SERMONS FOR THE PEOPLE." BY DR. GORDON STABLES, R,N. Commencing vvitl. JaMoa.T. we havemad. arianseroei.ts to ptfblisti m the WLEKL1 %taTL a Monthly Article on Medical and Hygienic Topics, from the pea of the late Dr. Gordon Stables R.N. The papers, which will appeir under the captioll- "HEALTH SERMONS FOR THE PEOPLE," Will be written in simple, telling style. They will discnss the most important health topics, in which there is the wides-t interest; and they will give sound counsel and information. The first article tcill appear during the month of January, and the papers will be continued monthly. =
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Christmas-boxes. The custom of Christmas-boxes arose with •ailors In the infancy of navigation they nailed a box to the mast of the ship on going to sea and at times of storm or danger dropped a piece of money in the box for nravers to be said for them, which collec- tions if they returned safe, they presented to the Church. These gifts, received at the time of the Nativity at the entrance of the obapels and cathedrals, were called Christmas- boxes. —
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NEW YEAR'S EVE. Hark the New Year's chimes are ringing Clear and sweet across the snow, List the song the bells are singing. "One more year its way Whither none of us may know. HarkI the New Year's chimes are ringing! .Wi.at though yet. your heart be clinging Bound the scenes of long ago, Lift the song the bells are singing: 4i Take the joys to-day is bringing, Bnrv in the Past vour woe 1 (Hark F the New Year's chimes are ringing.) II pleasures from dead troubles springing Memory will on you bestow 1 OJ List. the song the bells are singing, Far and wide their message flinging Gaily dancing to apd fro. Hark I the Now Year's chimes are ringing 1 List the song the bells are singing I D £
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THE CAUSE DISCOVERED. • ,hfl readers whose eyes scan the columns Many Oft BUffereJ from headache, Ja9*1* of this paper h th<j back> but doubt tude, nausea, or p f yras. In nine cases if they knew what the fel w5th ,h8 kidneys or out of ten it was some t:IOU ^ged by dis- liver. The above named prevented by ordered kidneys and hver.andc „ pjlls> the use of Warner A SAFE raus0 of disea»e, and Thia great, remedy cures the cause M SS .11=.° lri.d «»'«?I,(ao'ito„tJs despairing «f «».r manent relie friend advised me to try my health, Care I took his advice, and Warner'8 SA The'effect. was marvellous. In procured a b™' 4'» ml ill 1«»<•»« "e ,°« th: able to attend to my ,« Warner's 'SAFB' Cure." fatigue I felt bt Trevonson-terrRce, Cam- Mr.VV.C.S.Ph'11'P^, from ^id disease, borne, says 1 oravel in my right kidney. which resulted g doctors, and despaired could get no waS finally cured by of ever getting bet er, ,8 «, SAFir Be- world. ^^—rss: LC212
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New Serials for the New Year. EXCITING SENSATIONAL STORIES. In the "WEEKLY MAIL" Next Week foùl appear the openzng Chapters of THE STORY OF A RUSSIAN MONTE ORISTO, ENTITLED "THE CZAR OF THE EXILES," BY PRINCE JOSEPH LUBOMIRSKI, AUTHOR OF THE ACE OF OLUBB," to. The Czar of the Exiles 11 is a masterly sen- sational story of adventure, intrigue, love, daring, and achieveuient,that,in unusual inci« dents and complications, in absorbing dra- matic scones, and in characters that appeal to the imagination by noble heroism, self- sacrificing devotion, or subtle and embittered villainy, reminds one of the immortal Count of Monte Cristo by the elder Dumas. The central figure of the romance is a man known in st. Petersburg as the Nabob of Cawnpore. He is in reality a former Siberian exile. His great influence among his fellow convicts and his extraordinary ability in organising revolts and insurrections had given him the name of the Czar of the Exiles." He escaped from Siberia and made his way to the far East, where his commanding talents won for him power and wealth in the aervice of an Indiaa potentate. He returns to St. Petersburg as the Nabob of Cawnpcre, and lives in princely Oriental style in the Russian capitaL He joins the Nihilists, and through his fabulous wealth and dominating personal force becomes the supreme chief of the order, with veritable autocratic power. His purpose is in part a noble one—he is working sincerely for the cause of the people, and he devotes all his wealth and power to the social and political regeneration of Russia but his motive is not unmixed with a desire to avenge himself upon those who had wronged him and treacherously sent him as an exile into the most remote and desolate part of Siberia. From this conflict of purposes arises the series of incidents that form the plot of the story. As the story advances the scene changes, with almost bewildering rapidity, from the secret chamber of the Supreme Council of the Nihilists to the gay streets of the Russian capital; from the luxurious Oriental palace of the Nabob to the wretched, miserable haunts of the poor and degraded. There are beautiful love scenes, and inci- dents of womanly devotion, loyalty, and salf- sac-rifice for the sake of lover and husband and father. One of the most thrilling and touch- inff episodes is the adventurous attempt of the daughter of Count ^nine to penetrate the secret resort of the Nihilists to find the man whose evidence is necessary to save her father. But everywhere in the story the Nabob appears as the commanding figure—a man of invincible daring and indomitable will, of boundless resources, and seemingly super- natural power and knowledge, "THE CZAR OF THE EXILES" Commences in the WEEKLY MAIL, Hext Week.
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"TOLD IN THE TWI- LIGHT." Under this heading will also commence Next Weelt a Series of SHORT SENSATIONAL STORIES, EACH COMPLETE IN ONE INSTALMENT, BY ADELINE SERGEANT, AUTHOR OF JACOBI'S WIPB." "UNDER FALSB PRETENCJilS," Ac. ADELINE SERGEANT is a successful writer of Newspaper Fiction. Her stories are weU written, are admired by the cultured reader, and at the same time eagerly read by the multitude. Her plots are strong and original, and her characters act their parts to perfec- tion. The individual Titles of the Stories will be as follow "LADY AIREDALE'S LAST VISITOR." "THE FATE OF CECIL CHARTERIS." "THE SQUIRE'S MISTAKE." "NELLIE BARTON'S LOVER." « LADY ELINOR'S ROMANCE." "THE DOCTOR'S TEMPTATION." « KELLY'S WIFE." "THE CURATE'S DILEMMA." "THE PEOPLE AT THE VILLA." "THE MINISTER'S DREAM The stories are so skilfully interwoven that they will arouse the reader's interest as if they were the story of one hero or heroine alone. They possess great personal interest, and, while each tale is absolutely complete in itself, the thread ef continuity is such that the series may be read as representing so many chapters from one novel. « TOLD IN THE TWILIGHT » possesses the charm of considerable novelty, and, being by a favourite writer, will be highly appreciated. THB FIRST STORY or THB SEKIES, "LADY AIREDALE'S LAST VISITOR." Which will Appear in the Weekly Mail" Next Week, Deals with a singular incident in the married life of an American lady, which after she became the wife of an English Earl. Other interesting and attractive features are in course ofprepai-ation. The If WEEKLY MAIL" is one of the best family papers in the country. L ONE PENNY WEEKLY.
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PEOPLE WE READ ABOUT. It has been calculated that Mr. Gladstone writes nearly 4,000 post-cards per annum. The Czar is the largest of all living landed proprietors, owning an estate which is nearly eqnal in area to the whole of Franoe. w < Mr. Spurgeon once had an unique expe- rience in hi* youth in attempting to join a Church. He went to see the pastor on a Monday evening, but the servant told him that he was engaged. He called a second time with the same result. A third time he went to the house, and atill the lad met with the same reception. The fourth time he sent word to the minister that" if he didn't see him that night, he should attend the Charoh meeting and propose himself." This brought an offer from the good man to walk down to the post in his oompany. The minister made him pro- mise not to mention the incident. Whenever any big divorce is mentioned as among coming events it will generally be found that there are two gentlemen who are sure to be concerned in the legal aspects of the case. That Mr. George Lewis will be interested in one side or the other goes with. out saying, and equally is it pretty oertain that Mr. Inderwiok will handle a retainer." He is as great an authority in the Court of Probate and Divorce as is Justice Ilannen or Justice Butt, and quite as much a celebrity as either. He is by no means so assertive and deolamatory as Sir Charles Russell, but in knowledge of the law of divorce, to say nothing of his judgment of human nature, he is, as the Americans say, All there." # Lady Florence Dixie is a "modern" woman. That is to say she believes that there is no reason why her sex should not ride horseback in the manly way, while she is not averse to cigarette smoking, publio speaking, and other indulgences which most people think should be without the proper sphere of womankind. Her last publio utterances were in regard to "General" Booth's scheme, which she utterly condemned, especially such portions of it as the relations of love, courtship,and marriage,upon which Lady Dixie was deemed by the interviewer to be well fitted to expresa an opinion. Her ladyship has been the heroine of many adventures in many lands, and her allegation that she had been the viotim of a Fenian outrage at Windsor may be remembered. Her ladyship is now about to take a voyage round the world. Her experiences should prove interest- ing. m Sir Frederiok Milner, of Nun-Appleton, Yorkshire, who was last week elected to repre- sent the Bassetlaw Division of Notts, was born on November 7, 1849, and succeeded his brother as seventh baronet in 1880, in which year he married Adeline Gertrude Denison, daughter of Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. W. Beckett Denison, by whom he has two daughters. Sir Frederick Milner is popular in society, is a oapital rider, and well known on leading raoe- oourses. He formerly sat for the city of York (1883 to 1885), and does not mince his lan- guage. He speaks out, whether wisely and well or not, at least foroibly. He is a very keen politioian and strong Churchman.
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I "Qgmpu r n:" NOTES AND QUERIES" relating ttt me history of Wales and the Border Counties.
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•• WEEKLY MAIL." DECEMBER 27, lS9t* NOTES. MADOG'S DISCOVERY OF AMERICA (ante April 12, Nov. 29,1890.) Mr. EDWARD OWEN ia right in his inference that I did not "look at any original authority on UK question of Madog ab Owain Gwynedd, and hi has made it u painfully evident" that he is hod because I did not refer to his own articles in thf 1led Dragon Is Mr. OWBN one of the original authorities P" Personalities aside, however, | know of no original authorities on the question ot; Madog; and, what is more, I don't know the mean- ing of the phrase "original authority" when applied in this connection. Bnt even if there were a thousand original authorities," I should not have referred to them in order to upset Woodward: it would have been unnecelc sary. Woodward's conclusions were so transp*« reotiy against the weight of evidence that the stcry of Madog, as given in his own history. was sufficient, when examined with a little care. to prove him unworthy of ranking as a. historian, As Mr. OWEN, despite the acrimonious tone of hra communication, finds no fault with tho way in which I have handled Mr. Woodward's conclusioo4 I assume that he has nothing tefc say on that P<)inf; I will therefore leave it, and pass on to the othac questions which either Mr. OWEN or I haft raised. (I,) Yos, I did ask Where can I get Skenet Four Bqok, of Wales jM I ask the same question again. The work is, I believe, out of print; any* how, I have written to several booksellers it London and Edinburgh, but have failed to get I copy. Is not Ml" OWBN hitting bebw the belt it taking exception to this question? Would he haw found fault with it if the word ancienl" had bet. placed between U four" and books" ? Yet even < greater authority than Mr. OWBN refer to the Fovt Books of Wales—to wit, Professor Rhys. (II.) I wrote a farrago of nonsense about tht Battle of Gododin I" I said that in Villemarqus's translation "Kaltraeth" was substituted for thf" word used by Ab Ithel, Stephen?, and Probert, and I added if Villetnarque were right, the conten- tion that the battle was fought at Catterick mual be dismissed." This statement I repeat. Tiw French vicomte must have had some powerful reason for going against the customary Cafr traetb," notwithstanding the original authori. ties," which give the word in that form. Who it right: Viilemarque or those who differ from him ( If Mr. OWEN objects to the form Battle of God> din," lIe will do well to say wherein it blunders. What would he substitute for it: the time- honoured Battle of Cattraeth," the newer "Battle of Kaltraeth," or the extraordinary Massacre of the Cadeiriaeth ? If Mr. OWEN cai show thatthe poem itself contains one word whict goes against the phrase The Battle of GododirA will be produce it ? (III.) Mr. OWEN is evidently unacquainted witt the Cambreis of Gildas Albanius. Ponticm Virunnius appears to have been the last person who saw the Camireis, and if Mr. OWEN has hk works he will find some account of the British hi8- torian's poem. He will aUo find something about in Roberte Tysilio. Ponticus Virunnias speaks o( Gildas Alhanim as a most distinguished British poet, who lived about the time of the Emperor Claudius Augustus." If Mr. OWEN wants mort information about Giraldus .Albanius-il he does not happen to possess the works named above, oi any others giving a digest of the poem-I shall be happy to give all the Information in my powei on this interesting but little known subject. '(IV.) 81 What on earth does Mr. Sürom. mean bj Gildas Cormac, the renegade Briton who represented the Latin Church ?* He means just exactly what he says, neither mort ifr less. Is Mr. OWEN unacquainted with the name Gildas Cormac, or does he believe he repro< sentfld the British Church, or does be, like Thomai Wright, believe that the vitriolic denunciations of the Britons to be found in Gildas stamps the wort as an Anglo-Saxon forgery ? (V). It is one of the evils of having your warl continually interrupted aa mine necessarily Is, tha( errors will crop up, and I give Mr. OWEN credit foi pointing out my mistake, re the Battle of Llong. borth. Still, notwithstanding, Llywarch Ileni statement tha.t Arthur was present, I faU to recon- cile his declaration with that of Nennius, unless the latter has a different name for the same batUq, or unless the belief that Llongborth is Portsmouth is given up. The Saxons had penetrated much further than Portsmouth in the time of Arthur, and I must either agree with Beale Poste that it WM some other Arthur who fought at Llongborth Of Llongborth cannot be Portsmouth. No, I have not seen the collo type fac-simtle of the Black Book and I venture to say that Mr. OWEN would have done a greater public service by giving us the correct reading of the word than by hinting what I or others should do. Mr. OWEN knows very well there are inseparable difficulties in the way of the ordinary working man gaining access to any original documents, and he who has bad advan- tages which most people cannot have might at least have done what he now suggests I should do- (VI.) My authority for the statement that the Triads are as old as the tenth or eleventh century, and are drawn from a record, now of oourse lost, at probably the sixth century, was Beale Poatgls Britannic Researches. I decline, even at Mr. Ow.ll:N'Ø behest, to throw over this work as "rubbish." Mr. Egerton Phillimore's book is probably pub- lished exclusively for the members of some par< ticular society, and is hence beyond the general roach. Were it otherwise, I can assure Mr. OWEI that I should not remain long without a copy. (VIr.) An obvious printer's error, which I bad no means of correcting-If Thomson" for 'Thomp- son." (VIII). Mr. OWEN is here guilty of a little mia< representation. It is Woodward, and not Power. who says that a certain zealous antiquary" saw Guttyn's Owain's Chronicle; and it is Woodward and not Powell, who has suppressed the name 01 the said antiquary. I only said what is In thf preface to Powell's book-that lie (Powell) hai seen the Chronicle. (IX.) It is Woodward, and not I, who speaks of the loss of Guttyn's Cjtronicle. If be means only that part of the Chronicle referring to Madog, that is his affair, not mine. As I said before, so I repeat now: I criticised Woodward from WoodWolrcft own stateaaent, and referred to no other wort whatever when writing my article, except where my memory served me. Hence Mr. OmuCi Good hea VMS t" and "That beats Banaiberl( had better be reserved for the guileless Mr. Wood- ward. Mr. OWEN evidently does not think it beneatk his dignity to apply the word fustian to an opponent's writings. It Is a strong, expressive word, and I am willing to let Mr. OWEN retain If in his armoury. T- E. SAWSL. t)ov:'o,t